Stoma4Life

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Stoma4Life, the Bowel Cancer Awareness and Life as a Ostomate, radio show is hosted by Raphaela. She was lucky to indulge her love of travel, with thirty years working as an airline purser for one of the biggest airlines. This allowed her to visit and explore many exotic and fascinating places around the world. She had just taken early retirement to concentrate on her original career as a graphic designer and illustrator, when her personal Tsunami hit. After being misdiagnosed and not accepting the obvio

Stoma4Life, the Bowel Cancer Awareness and Life as a Ostomate, radio show and podcast is hosted by Raphaela.
Your host Raphaela, invites YOU to join her and benefit from the up-to-date knowledge of the experts she interviews. Surgeons, nurses, specialists in stoma & cancer care, IBS or Crohn’s disease sufferers, people just like her, living with a stoma. She is here to debunk myths, clear up misconceptions and help you approach the subject that so many people are afraid to talk about, in a positive manner. Listen in for a new perspective.

Episodes

Stoma4Life

Raphaela Reeb

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ShayLee Raye Hunter, Mrs. Utah Petite 2025, shares how living with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) and TPN, Total Parenteral Nutrition, shaped her journey through love, pageantry and advocacy.

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Positivity isn’t perfection - it’s a daily choice. Ostomate Keith Thomas uses mindset and humour to turn challenges into strength, purpose, and lasting joy.

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Becky Wall, BEM, Managing Director of the Loo of the Year Awards, shares how the awards champion the highest standards in public toilets by recognising quality, cleanliness, and excellence UK-wide.

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Early detection saves lives! Wype’s co-founder Giorgia Granata, Consultant Radiologist and Medical Advisor Dr Burling, and Gordon Peterson of 40tude join forces for Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.

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Nicole Richards shares her journey with Crohn’s, life after ostomy surgery, founding Ostomy Innovations, and her mission to empower women through intimate wear, spirituality and community.

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Professional speaker and bestselling author Stefan Thomas shares his journey of living with ulcerative colitis while managing a busy and impactful career on the international stage.

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